Dr. Rod A. Wing
Director & Professor, Center for Desert Agriculture, King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, KSA
Ph.D. Genetics, University of California, Davis CA, USA
B.A. Biochemistry, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
Dr. Wing’s 30-year career in plant science has spanned the US, beginning as an Asst. Prof. of Soil & Crop Sciences at Texas A&M, Coker Chair of Genetics & Biochemistry at Clemson University, Regents Prof. and Bud Antle Chair at the Univ. of Arizona’s School of Plant Sciences. Dr. Wing is now Director of the Center for Desert Agriculture at KAUST. His work on the genome biology of rice and other crop plants and their wild relatives has empowered the agricultural community across the globe to address both fundamental and applied questions in pursuit of the 10-billion people question – i.e. How can we grow enough nutritious food to feed the world by 2050 without destroying our planet?